Online Cultivator

Final Steps

What is a Cultivator at the fifth level Spirit Warrior realm doing here?! Even Min Li from the Min Family was only at the peak Spirit Apprentice realm!' The Sect Elder was very confused by Yusri's unusual and extraordinary presence in the exam.

And since most of the other participants were between the third and seventh level Spirit Apprentice realms, they were unable to even see Yusri's true cultivation base.

"Just to confirm, I just need to walk up to the silver tree, right?" Yusri asked the Sect Elder, snapping at him from his daze.

"T-That's right! As long as you can take 20 steps, you will pass this exam."

Yusri nodded his head, and he proceeded to take his first step into the silver pool.

'What kind of results will he get? Even though he was already at the fifth level Spirit Warrior realm, this test did not care about one's achievements, only their raw talent!' Sect Elder watched Yusri with interest and curiosity, even a hint of excitement, wondering what kind of results he would show them.

Meanwhile, Yusri had just taken his first steps into the silver pool.

'It feels like I'm walking on a mattress filled with water or something...' Yusri thought to himself as his feet touched the silver liquid that supported his weight.

After taking his first step, Yusri took his second step, then the third, and then the fourth one—until he took the 20th step.

"Who is that guy? She managed to take 20 steps as easily as Fairy Min!"

"He's blocking his face so we don't know!"

The participants were surprised to see no one casually taking 20 steps as if he was taking a walk in the park.

Meanwhile, Yusri continued walking towards the silver tree with a calm expression on his face behind the mask.

21... 22... 23...

28... 29... 30...

After taking the thirty step, Yusri did not stop and continued to approach the silver tree.

"Paradise! He has taken the 35th step! And he did it without a single break!"

"Could this man be another genius at the level of Fairy Min?!"

"Haha, I doubt it. Fairy Min is a true cultivation genius! Although 15 steps may seem very slight, the gap is actually very big—like heaven and earth!"

"I'll bet that he'll stop before 40 moves!"

"I'm sure he'll reach 45 steps at most!"

While the participants begin to bet on each other for the outcome, Yusri continues walking towards the silver tree.

Moments later, Yusri reaches 45 steps without feeling any resistance or sweating.

After taking a few more steps, Yusri reached 50 steps, rivaling the results of Fairy Min.

"The good god! First, we have Fairy Min who became the first person to reach 50 steps in the past 7 years, now we have a mysterious man who also reached 50 steps on the same day! To have two people reach 50 steps so close to each other - this was unprecedented!"

However, as the participants there trembled in excitement, Yusri continued to move forward.

"He's still gone!"

51...52...53...54...55...

The explosion!

'I still don't feel different... Is something wrong?' Yusri raised his eyebrows when nothing happened after taking 60 steps while the other participants started fighting faster.

However, as he felt nothing, Yusri continued walking.

A moment later, he took the 75th step, shocking the participants and Sect Elders.

"75 steps! He managed to take 75 steps! This guy is a miracle!"

The participants stared at Yusri with a wailing expression.

"Thousand years... It has been over 1,000 years since someone took 75 steps in the Evaluation Pool..." The Sect Elder muttered in a daze.

However, Yusri was not finished yet, as he still did not feel any resistance or challenge from the silver musings, almost like a silver pond deliberately went easy on him, and after taking the 75th step, he was unable to do so, he continued to move towards the silver tree towards the end.

"He went for the silver tree! He might actually do it!"

"75 steps is impressive! Did he really think he could take 100 steps and reach the silver tree that only one person in the history— founder of the Dragon Essence Temple?!"

"He only had 25 steps left to reach the silver tree, but each step would feel as if he was trying to jump over the entire sea, he said, and it will only grow harder as he gets closer to the tree!"

"I'll bet that he won't make it past 90 moves!"

"I'm sure 100 gold he'll stop at 80 steps!"

"50 gold he'll make it through 90 steps!"

"I'll bet 10 gold he'll actually make it to the silver tree!"

While the participants started another gambling session about whether the result was, Yusri continued to approach the silver tree at a slow but calm pace, still not feeling any pressure.

'This may be the easiest test in this exam...' Yusri thought to himself as he took the 90th step.

"90 steps! He only had 10 more before he became the second person in history to reach the silver tree!"

Everyone there watched with a nervous feeling in their guts, feeling as if they were in Yusri's position.

91 Steps. 92 steps. 93 steps...

Every step Yusri took after the 90th step would cause the entire place to tremble, and on the 95th step, the silver tree at the end of the pond began to shine brightly.

"W-What happened?!" The Sect Elder took a few steps back from the shock, his gaze filled with disbelief.

However, Yusri ignored the shining tree and continued walking.

96..97..98 steps!

On the 98th step, the silver tree began to crack with a delicate golden light coming from within the crack.

After Yusri took the 99th step, the cracks grew larger, and the entire tree was filled with these cracks.

"Last step..." Yusri muttered as he took his 100th step, left behind the silver water and stepped onto the ground that housed the silver tree.

The explosion!

As Yusri finished all 100 steps, the silver tree suddenly exploded, turning into a golden tree, confusing everyone in the test room!